SF 2295 (LSB 5679SV (1) 83)

SENATE FILE 2295

BY  COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS

(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3127)

A BILL FOR

An Act providing for the development of programs to attract qualified disabled veterans for job opportunities in state government.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 8A.402, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   f.  (1)  Develop, in consultation with the department of veterans affairs, programs to inform members of the national guard or organized reserves of the armed forces of the United States returning to Iowa following active federal service about job opportunities in state government.
   (2)  Develop, in consultation with the department of veterans affairs, programs to attract and hire qualified disabled veterans for job opportunities in state government. The veterans shall have successfully completed a federal nonpay work experience program.
EXPLANATION
   This bill requires the department of administrative services, as part of its duties relative to human resources management for state government, to develop programs to seek out and hire qualified disabled veterans for job opportunities in state government. The veterans must have successfully completed a federal nonpay work experience program. The bill provides that the department shall consult with the department of veterans affairs in developing these programs.